BobLefty61
05-04-2007, 07:38 PM
I booked a very short (3 day) WDW trip about three months ago, for me and my DD (13). It will be our last trip for awhile....I'm a cast member with a Disney-affiliated company, but they sold the company...I'll be an "ex-cast member" in June.
My original plan was to leave the NYC area at around 2PM on Thursday, May 17th. But after I told DD about the trip several weeks ago, DW suggested that I book an earlier flight, so we could get down there by noon or so on Thursday. I didn't want DD to miss another half-day of school, but she's a great student, so I changed the flight to 8AM (with a $$ penalty from the airline). With no delays, we would've been at MGM by noon or so on the 17th.
So today, during the morning commute....I started thinking about how hard I work...thinking about how short life is...and thinking about how much DD loves WDW. When I got to the office, I changed the flight AGAIN...this time to 7PM Wednesday night. More penalty $$ from the airline! But I don't care...to me, it was worth $200 just to be at the Magic Kingdom at 8AM on Thursday morning. We'll arrive at Pop Century for a one-night stay at around 10:30PM on Wednesday, May 16th. Then it's off to AKL for one night, and POR for two.
I'm a little poorer, but a LOT happier!! :)
My original plan was to leave the NYC area at around 2PM on Thursday, May 17th. But after I told DD about the trip several weeks ago, DW suggested that I book an earlier flight, so we could get down there by noon or so on Thursday. I didn't want DD to miss another half-day of school, but she's a great student, so I changed the flight to 8AM (with a $$ penalty from the airline). With no delays, we would've been at MGM by noon or so on the 17th.
So today, during the morning commute....I started thinking about how hard I work...thinking about how short life is...and thinking about how much DD loves WDW. When I got to the office, I changed the flight AGAIN...this time to 7PM Wednesday night. More penalty $$ from the airline! But I don't care...to me, it was worth $200 just to be at the Magic Kingdom at 8AM on Thursday morning. We'll arrive at Pop Century for a one-night stay at around 10:30PM on Wednesday, May 16th. Then it's off to AKL for one night, and POR for two.
I'm a little poorer, but a LOT happier!! :)